The Carboniferous (/ ˌkɑːrbəˈnɪfərəs / KAR-bə-NIF-ər-əs) [6] is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic era that spans 60 million years, from the end of the Devonian Period 358.86 Ma …

Oct 14, 2025 · Carboniferous Period, fifth interval of the Paleozoic Era, succeeding the Devonian Period and preceding the Permian Period. In terms of absolute time, the Carboniferous Period …

The Carboniferous Period lasted from about 359.2 to 299 million years ago* during the late Paleozoic Era. The term "Carboniferous" comes from England, in reference to the rich …

The Carboniferous period, part of the late Paleozoic era, takes its name from large underground coal deposits that date to it.

In the Carboniferous period—the fifth of six periods making up the Paleozoic era within the Phanerozoic eon—the amniote egg (of a reptile) and also an early ancestor of Conifer trees …

The Carboniferous is a geologic period and system that extends from the end of the Devonian Period, about 358.9 ± 0.4 million years ago, to the beginning of the Permian Period, about …

Oct 14, 2025 · The Carboniferous was a time of diverse marine invertebrates. The Late Devonian Period experienced major extinctions within some marine invertebrate groups, and …